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2025-12-13 03:42:12
Three sources familiar with the matter revealed that the Trump administration is not expected to finalize biofuel blending quotas for 2026 by the end of this year. This uncertainty surrounding the policy, closely watched by competing oil and agricultural industries, will continue. The slowdown means that one of the administration's most far-reaching energy policy decisions will be postponed until next year. Furthermore, this highly anticipated quota plan will be incorporated into a series of interconnected biofuel policy decisions being weighed by the White House. These moves have fueled speculation that the administration may be attempting to reach a broader, but challenging, consensus between opposing oil and agricultural interests. Two sources stated that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), responsible for implementing biofuel policy, has scheduled meetings with stakeholders early next year to discuss quota rules, indicating that the issue will be delayed until next year.
